Died in custody

Smith Houey

died August 1934 · Benton County, Mississippi

Smith Houey, a Black man, was held in the custody of sheriff's deputies in Benton County, Mississippi, in August 1934. A mob seized him from the deputies and hanged him from a tree near Michigan City. The Washington Tribune reported that he was taken in a separate part of the county from another man killed the same day.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

News report

The Washington Tribune, August 18, 1934, page 2 The Washington Tribune, August 18, 1934

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